In Person Author Talk: Jim Meehan, The Bartender's Pantry

Book Larder is excited to welcome back James Beard Award winning cocktail author Jim Meehan to celebrate his newest book, The Bartender's Pantry! Jim will be here for a talk, Q&A, and book signing at the shop on Monday, October 29th at 6:30pm. Jim will be in conversation with Andrew Bohrer, local writer and bartender. 

Reservations are non-refundable and can include a signed copy of the $35 book. Applicable sales tax and a $0.75 transaction fee are also included. Can't attend but still want a signed book? Order here for shipping or in-store pickup.

About the Book: The Bartender’s Pantry includes concise overviews of ten categories of ingredients—sugars, spices, dairy, grains and nuts, fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs, coffee, tea, soda and mineral water, and ferments—that cover each subject’s modern history in drinks, popular production practices, artisan processing methods, and common distribution channels before suggesting sourcing and service insights from experts in each field. The primers grapple with the challenges producers, distributors, and consumers each face as the ingredient moves through the food chain and into the bartender’s pantry.  

Each chapter features artfully illustrated recipes incorporating the featured ingredients that bring the reader into the kitchens of some of the world’s most revered bartenders, baristas, importers, and chefs. Their innovative takes on traditional recipes including horchata, matcha, Turkish coffee, sorrel, kvass, and iced cream are followed by full-page photos of over 50 cocktails that incorporate them including modern classics like the Gin Basil Smash, Earl Grey MarTEAni and Penicillin. 

Jim Meehan's career spans two decades from Madison, Wisconsin to New York City, to Portland, Oregon, where he writes and works with hospitality clients, spirits companies, and product partners through his consultancy Mixography Inc. Jim authored the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited, Award-winning The PDT Cocktail Book and the James Beard Award-winning Meehan’s Bartender Manual.